Best Brush-off Methods

[dfacto]

Following Lono's comment on the "Artsy people piss me off" thread, (something about farting on someone's leg :D) I thought that this would be an interesting thread. I personally don't like talking to strangers so a good brush off is very nice to have.

So post ways to brush people off, realistic, or hypothetical.

Mine: I am in Germany right now learning German, so if someone asks me anything I can just bust out in my worst broken German and say that I don't understand them. That ends the conversations real quick whether I actually understood them or not. hehe. Very handy considering that many Germans are really talkative and will not think twice about striking up a long-winded conversation with you.

Or I just say next to nothing, so that they lose interest. Works without insulting anyone.

[Aven]

My friend came up with an interesting way to deal with those people at uni who always try to hand out pamflets. He was walking along talking to a friend when the person just walked up and started shoving a pamflet in his face and talking at him. Completely disorented, he stumbled, looked at her and just screamed out "WHAT!!!!???". She didn't know what to say.

[SoulSaver]

Simply stare at them, saying nothing for a really long time. Look puzzled after awhile, smile, then slowly walk away.

Works every time.

[Lauren Short]

if someone starts talkin to you just keep saying "mm hmm" and nod.....usually works, might piss 'em off but it works

[dfacto]

Well, the "mmm hmm" method usually pisses everyone off. Though I have met people dense enough to actually think that I was paying attention to them. HA, yeah right.

[AnarchyAo2]

I usually do this:
Someone says something-
"Yeah."
They ramble on.
"Ha ha, yeah I know."
Blah blah blah
"Thats um--heh."
Blah blah
"Yeah."

And go on and on until they shut up. Though some people just don't shut up, so I usually just say "Yeah, that reminds me of this one time when I (make up a phoney story). Hey! I gotta go, seeya later." No hard feelings and I make a clean gettaway.

[RONIN]

1 Copy of "Helter Skelkter" by Charles Manson
1 Highlighter Pen

Highlight passages while saying "OHHH THIS IS GOOD, I CAN REALLY USE THIS!"

Guarantee you will NOT be bothered.

[AnarchyAo2]

lol, you guys just gave me a great idea... Do you know what those "Water-Backpacks" are? The ones with the water inside the backpack and the tube coming out. When you bite on the tube water comes out? Okay, I've got one of those. I wanna cut a hole in my jeans pocket, put the tube down my pants. Then while I'm talking to someone I don't like, squeeze the tube and let the water flow. Man, wouldn't that just freak you out. Then, give them a hug and wipe your pants on them. Hehe, I really wanna try that. So evil:evilbat:

[cucaracha]

I always have fun to listen to someone for a long time and after a while I say "excuse me?"

the persons starts over, after a couple of seconds just say "what?"

If he/she tries it again, just keep on saying "excuse me?"/"what?" after a minute

I met people who really got mad on me for doing this :D

cu